The leftie leader suggested that the debt could be written off, or the time it took to pay off could be extended.

In another commitment aimed to drive young voters to the polling stations next Thursday, the Labour leader said he wanted to tackle the vast debts of £9,000 per year students from 2012 are paying for their university fees.

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He said: "Yes, there is a block of those that currently have a massive debt, and I'm looking at ways we could reduce that, ameliorate that, lengthen the period of paying it off, or some other means of reducing the debt burden.

"And I don't see why those that had the historical misfortune to be at university during the £9,000 period should be burdened excessively compared to those that went before or those that come after. I will deal with it."

Asked who he preferred out of Britpop rivals Blur and Oasis, Corbyn replied: “I’m going to plump for Oasis, but I know this will immediately divide the audience, so what I should have said was, ‘I’ll refer it to a focus group to decide,’ but I’m not keen on focus groups.”

He also claimed to like classical, folk, jazz and world music, mentioning composer Gustav Mahler and folk singers Joan Armatrading and Joan Baez.